Water diverting system



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ATTOR NEY Patented Feb. 2, 1932 LOUIS 'BLA'TTLER, or monnnnnn, urnn iWATER :orvnnrnve SY'ST'EM 4 Application filed April 2, 1931. Serial No,527,295

This invention relates to water diverting systems or devicesespeciallyadaptable for obtaining water from rivers, streams and the like forirrigation and other purposes and. has for the primary object, theprovision of I Another object of this invention is the pro-' visionof-means for adjustably supporting a conduitrelative to a body of water,that water therefrom may be diverted into a ditch or the like forirrigation and other purposes and which provides aportable devicecapable of being moved and installed at any place desired. a A furtherobject of this invention is the provision of a water diverting device ofthe above stated characterwhich will be simple, durable and eflicientand which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost. Y

.With these and other objects in view, this invention consists incertain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed. I 7 For acomplete understanding of my vention,- reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawe ings, in which- 7 Figure 1is a sectional view illustrating a water diverting device constructed inaccordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view line 2-2 of Figure 1'. I

V Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating an attachingyoke.

Referring in detail .to thedrawingsfthe numeral 1 indicates a conduitadapted to have one end in communication with an iri 7 I shaped screen18 to preventfdebris and the rigating ditch or the like as shown at 2while the other end is disposed in the riveror stream 3 that the watermay be diverted from the river or stream into the ditch 2. I

A supporting means 4: is arranged on the duit h beenmadel I L.hflcondllit 1 includes a.P r of pipe taken on the v came- STATES 1PATENT omen b ank 5 of the stream or river for the purpose ofsupportingftheinlet end of the conduit lthe properdepth in the water Thesupporting means includes a plurality of beams 6 rfengagedf at theirends with the ground as clearly shown in Figure; 2 and carrying at theirupper ends pivotallymount ed U v-shaped yckes 7 and to which are pivotedsupporting rods 8-- carrying at their lower ends-U-shaped members 9having connection with Ithe conduit 1. V Sheaves -or pulleys 10 arepivotally secured to the upper ends of the beams 6 and havepassedthereover cables 7 or likeifiekible elements 11 which are securedto anchoring stakes 12 driven into the ground 7 and providing aconstruction which will permit the elevation of the c'onduit'to bevaried pose of compensating for the raisingflanrl lowering of water in astream or rlver.

1 nd usun 'reas? 13- arepi oted a) hey shaped membersgand extend to thebankor" ground?) 5 for the purpose of permitting the conduit to beadjusted toward and from the bankuof the stream or'riv'eri It is to'beunder I.

stood that'the free ends of the rods 13 maybe stuck into the ground. oranchored i n any suitable wayfafteran} adjustment of the c n,

sections 14' connected by flexible sleeves 15 onwhich are formedapertured ears 16 to receive the ends ofjthe U-shaped members 9 relativeto the body'of; the waterfor'the i p'ur- 'whichare bent into I-formationafter being inserted through the apertu'red ears; The 1 I flexiblesleeves 15 form couplings between the pipe sections to permit saidsections to readily adjust-themselves relative to each other accordingto the unevenness of the jgroundonfwhichjthe conduit rests "and thesupporting means '4. The; end sleeve. 15 receives; a funneleshapedmember 17 to provide a flared mouth to the conduit land which willefficiently direct water into the'con'duit.

and'has securedover' itsjop'en end'a conicallike from entering. theconduit.

connection with the accompanyingdrawings,

""QFrom the foregoing. description taken in it will be noted that adevice has been prol9" dams and the like and the disadvantages of rvidecl Which can be easily, quickly and firmly mounted adjacent to anystream, river or like body of Water for the purpose of diverting aportion of the Water into a ditch or the like for irrigation and otherpurposes. It is also to be noted that the device is capable of adjustingitself to accommodate for the unevenness in the ground and between thelatter and the supporting means and also provides a device Which isportable and-easily assembled at any point along the river or streamWhere it is desired to divert aportion of the water and obviates theexpense of constructing such devices.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it Will be understood that minor changes'in construction,combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing fromthe spirit and scope of my invention, as claimed. v I

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is: i

LOUIS BLATTLER.

1. A Water diverting device comprisinga sectional conduit, flexiblecouplings connecting thesections of the conduit together, portable andadjustable means connected to the couplings for supporting one end ofthe conduit in a body of Water for directingwater into a ditch forirrigation and other purposes, and a funnel shaped member carried bysaid end of the conduit for directing Water into the conduit.

. 2. A Water diverting device comprising a sectional conduit, flexiblecouplings connecting the sections of the conduit together, portable andadjustable means connected to the couplings for supporting one end ofthe conduit in a body of ater for directing Water into a ditch forirrigation and other purposes, a funnel shaped member carried by saidend of the conduit for directing Water into the conduit, and a conicalshaped screen closing the open end ofthe funnel shaped member. I v

3. A Water diverting device comprising a conduit including a pluralityof sections, couplings connecting the sections of the conduit, U-shapedmembers pivoted to. said couplings, supporting rods pivoted to theUshaped members, supporting beams engagthe supporting beams and secured'to the ground. V 7 V i V 4, A ater diverting device comprising aconduit, supporting rods connected to said conduit, supporting beamsengaging the ground at one of their ends and having their opposite endspivotally connected to the sup porting rods, adjusting cables connectedto the upper ends of the supporting beams and

